H. 511 Eliminates Vermont’s civil penalty for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. The Bill was passed by Vermont’s house and now is expected to pass in the State’s Senate. Vermont’s Senate passed a very similar bill in 2017 but it was vetoed by Governor Phil Scott before it could be implemented. Vermont […]

Today, the 30th of January 2017, Maine became the eighth state in the United States to legalize marijuana for adults over the age of 21. Of age adults can now possess and consume weed for recreational purposes. It is the second state on the east coast to do so. The only other legal eastern state is […]

CANBERRA, Australia – A new bill was introduced to the Australian Parliament that would amend the Narcotics Drugs Act of 1967 to legalize the growing and licensing of marijuana for medical use. Marijuana is currently illegal in the country of Australia, but the bill looks like it is guaranteed to become law. Opposing parties have […]

Tuesday, July 28 – Gov. Kate Brown signed a law allowing marijuana users in Oregon to purchase cannabis legally in existing medical marijuana dispensaries starting October 1st. This comes only three months after Oregon’s reformed marijuana law went into effect (Measure 91 – which legalized the possession, use and sale of recreational marijuana for adults). […]

On September 16, 2015, Colorado will repeal all sales taxes on marijuana because of a loop hole in the Colorado’s Constitution. In other words, the ten percent state sales tax on recreational marijuana will be waved for a one-time-only holiday. The tax holiday is expected to cost the state about $100,000 in revenue. The […]